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	<title><![CDATA[End the Madness of Excessive CEO Pay]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gerald-mcentee/end-the-madness-of-excess_b_164739.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>For years, AFSCME has been <a href="http://www.afscme.org/issues/75.cfm">leading the fight</a> to rein in the grotesque and excessive paychecks that unaccountable boards of directors have been giving too many of America's CEOs. We've fought shareholder battles and taken our case to the media, arguing that directors who approve exorbitant salaries for executives cheat shareholders and workers. We created a network of institutional and individual investors that fights to get shareowners a voice on executive compensation packages and in the boardrooms of major...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-02-06T15:31:00-05:00</date_published>
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